ILP Design - Canva

   I decided to get creative with Canva, a website where you can customize a page for school and other purposes. I used it to advertise an English class. It can be edited in many different ways but this one in particular is an example of how you can design your own cause and use it to promote any product.

Blog 10

       I would be able to use Excel to grade papers and formulate averages for grades. It is a vital tool to use to maintain student averages. Excel helps with putting together data. From personal experience, I had to use Excel for my Methods of Social Research project, and it became easier to use. As a teacher, it can apply to many grade levels, especially ones with lots of assignments.

     The most interesting topic I found reading blogs was one about Prezi. Not using Prezi much, it peaked my interest because I was able to look up projects and it changed how I did projects as well. Also, knowing different ways that the other students would teach gives open insight to new ideas.

     A skill I would like to learn next and master is Photoshop. I feel like I am at novice level with it compared to most people. Learning Photoshop, I could use my own creativity to expand and keep students engaged in bunch of activities. Also, I want to get better with Powerpoint and make the best transitions. After the last assignment, I realized how much improvement I needed working with it.

   

Blog 9

   The Flipped Classroom is a form of studying that steps away from the norm of regular lecture. The teacher steps back and lets other forms of learning take place to help the student. Instead of the material being said to the students, the students can instead use what they learn and teach it back to the teacher. The reason this helps is because the students cannot all learn as quick as others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWvc6qhTds

     Open education helps everything become accessible. It can be used to teach, learn, as well as experiment with. No matter what interests you find, it can be helpful for everyone. This link is a guide for open education.

https://www.edutopia.org/open-educational-resources-guide

The powerpoint was really enjoyable and I liked it a lot more than I thought it would. Powerpoints are very time consuming, but being in control makes it way more interesting than I expect it to be. I enjoyed both assignments because it taught me how fun I would be if I were an actual teacher. The transition arrows were the most time consuming so I did not particularly like those. However, I feel like I could have improved where they were placed in the second Power Point assignment.

Blog 8

      Powerpoints can be used to summarize different things and give people time to soak in the information that is given to them. While using these powerpoints and applying them to Bloom's taxonomy of learning, cognitive senses come into play as it becomes easy to think because of the fact that it is conceptualized in sections rather than thrown in all at once. The psychomotor domain keeps a steady motion when it comes to learning due to the aforementioned concept of sectioning the details of what may be studied. For example, talking about a movie could be one of those concepts. From the beginning to the end, you can create transitions that can smooth discussions throughout the presentation.

    http://stackoverflow.com/

I chose Stack Overflow because it is a free and easy forum where you can learn new things within a community of people with the same interests. Also, if you have questions you can get answers to further assist with solving potential issues.

Blog 7

       Adaptive technology is created with the purpose of expanding learning for those with disabilities and maintaining their needs and accommodations. Magnifiers are used to help boost vision, and amplifiers as well as other tools can be used to help the student progress with his or her learning abilities. I have never seen anyone need assistance with any tools, but extra tutoring helped smooth the process of learning for a few people with said disabilities. I don't see any challenges that would hinder the process, but adjusting to them may take some time.

      I really enjoyed the web design assignment because it reminded me of how super creative it was making pages like MySpace and Tumblr. Doing this assignment gave it an extra twist and made me get creative with education if I were to teach. The one thing I did not like initially about working the site was how at times it thought I was still editing. In the end result, after a few tries, I finally got the site published. All in all, I really enjoyed it.

http://unclebuddy.weebly.com/

      With Diigo, I learned how to utilize the experience of editing and adding in sticky notes to certain sections of the website. It is really helpful because throughout college I have encountered classes where I have digital readings, and it helps to highlight certain notes to go back to when studying for exams and other assignments. Research is a useful need for Diigo and I really enjoyed using it this semester.

ILP "Edmodo" Design

        My independent learning project will be centered around Edmodo. I like how you can create quizzes and other homework assignments on one platform, set due dates, as well as the length of time that a student can use to take a quiz. My assignments are relatively easy for a 9th grade language arts class.

Username: UncleBuddy58

https://www.edmodo.com/home#/group/?id=24048210

Blog 6

     The school I researched was Gretna Elementary School, in Gretna, FL. The teacher is Dwayne Ivory, and he teaches 3rd grade. In his profile, he gives a layout of the classes he teaches, as well as the books he uses. He uses Harcourt Math, as well as Harcourt Science. He talks about the many topics such as number sense, geometry, weather, climate and others. An email address and phone number is also provided.
    Having a teacher website or a social platform to communicate and give updates on myself as well as what the class schedule would provide a more efficient form of communication and be more informative. I would use my own domain to establish information and keep a seamless system going that would benefit the parents, students and teacher.
      The 3D printer could be used for elementary arts and crafts. Each child can have their time to craft something and present it. In my opinion, the 3D printer was ahead of its time and still is because of how it can create different things. It brings the pen to life in a matter of minutes.

http://www.gretnaes.gcps.k12.fl.us/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=1&StaffID=52017&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=52017